SLSA Governance

SLSA Constitution and policies

• SLSA Constitution 2019
• SLSA policies

Members of the SLSA Board are volunteers who give their time freely and generously to run the SLSA. Most members of the SLSA Board are elected at the SLSA AGM. Members of the SLSA Board who are elected by the members at the AGM are also Trustees of the CIO. Among other things, they attend regular meetings, help run SLSA activities, and act as officers for the organisation. All Board members are happy to be contacted about matters of interest to the socio-legal community. More detailed information about the role and duties of Board members can be found here: Role and responsibilites of SLSA Board of Trustees. For general queries about the SLSA, you should contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

• SLSA Board
• Committees
• SLSA postal address
• Meetings and minutes
• SLSA documents
• Elections
• Archives

SLSA Board

Ex-officio Trustees

• Chair
  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Cardiff University
  
• Vice-chair
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• Secretary
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• Treasurer
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• Membership Secretary
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Trustees

• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Queen's University Belfast
• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford
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• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. University of Sussex
• Alex Green University of York
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• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. University of Sheffield 
• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Sheffield University (Blog Editor)
• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Manchester Metropolitan University
• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.University of Lincoln
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• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Warwick University (Publisher Liaison)
• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. University of Leeds

Other Board members

• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. University of Portsmouth (Webmaster & 2024 Conference Organiser)
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• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. University of Liverpool (PGR Rep)
• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. SOAS, University of London (PGR Rep)
• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Newsletter, Ebulletin and Webeditor)
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• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. University of Portsmouth (2024 Conference Organiser)

An email address has been listed for each Board member. To ensure that the SLSA represents its constituency and the socio-legal community as fully as possible, SLSA members are encouraged to liaise with their nearest SLSA Board member or with SLSA Officers.

An expenses form is available for download by Board members or others claiming expenses from the SLSA.

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Grants Committee

• Rebecca Moosavian (chair)
• Philip Bremner
• Beverley Clough
• Richard Craven
• Simon Flacks
• Elisabeth Griffiths
• Matt Howard
• Marie Hutton
• Colin Moore
• Mark Simpson

Book Prize Committee

• Smita Kheria (chair)
• Richard Craven
• Elisabeth Griffiths
• Matt Howard
• Marie Hutton
• Emma Jones
• Arwen Joyce
• Kirsten McConnachie
• Colin Moore
• Mitchell Travis

Seminar Competition Committee

• Simon Flacks (chair)
• Philip Bremner
• Beverley Clough
• Kay Lalor
• Colin Moore
• Rebecca Moosavian
• Raza Saeed

Impact Committee

• Mitchell Travis (chair)
• Anna Bryson
• Marie Burton
• Sabrina Germain
• Rebecca Moosavian

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

• Beverley Clough (co-chair)
• Arwen Joyce (co-chair)
• Simon Flacks
• Alex Green
• Elisabeth Griffiths
• Marie Hutton
• Kay Lalor
• Lara MacLachlan
• Kirsten McConnachie
• Emma Milne
• Colin Moore
• Rebecca Moosavian
• Raza Saeed

International Committee

• Smita Kheria (chair)
• Richard Craven
• Matt Howard
• Lara MacLachlan
• Rebecca Moosavian

Stream & Conference Committee

• Beverley Clough (Stream Secretary)
• Daniel Bedford
• Philip Bremner
• Marie Burton
• Ciara Fitzpatrick
• John Harrington
• Colin Moore
• Mark Simpson
• Emily Walsh

Open Access Working Group

• Simon Flacks (chair)
• John Harrington
• Smita Kheria
• Rebecca Moosavian
• Marie Selwood

PGR Group

• Lara MacLachlan
• John Harrington
• Mitchell Travis

Interdisciplinarity Working Group

• Anna Bryson
• Alex Green
• John Harrington

Role and duties of SLSA Board members

If you are interested in serving on the SLSA Board, please download details: Membership of the SLSA Board of Trustees.

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SLSA postal address

John Harrington
SLSA Chair
School of Law and Politics
Cardiff University
Cardiff
Wales CF10 3AT

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Meetings and minutes

SLSA AGM 2024

16 April 2025, University of Liverpool

Past AGMs with minutes

• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002

Future SLSA Board meetings

• 18 January 2024 (online)
• 16 May 2024 (hybrid hosted by Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)

Past SLSA Board/Executive Committee meetings

• 14 September 2023 (hybrid hosted by Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 11 May 2023 (hybrid hosted by Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 12 January 2023 (at City Law School, University of London)
• 14 September 2022 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 12 May 2022 (online)
• 13 January 2022 (online)
• 16 September 2021 (online) 
• 13 May 2021 (online)
• 14 January 2021 (online)
• 17 September 2020 (online)
• 14 May 2020 (online)
• 16 January 2020 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 19 September 2019 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 16 May 2019 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 10 January 2019 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 13 September 2018 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 17 May 2018 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 18 January 2018  (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 20 September 2017 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 18 May 2017 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 12 January 2017 (at the University of Westminster)
• 14 September 2016 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 19 May 2016 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 14 January 2016 (at QMUL Lincoln's Inn Fields Campus)
• 17 September 2015 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 14 May 2015 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 15 January 2015 (at QMUL Lincoln's Inn Fields Campus)
• 18 September 2014 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 29 May 2014 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)
• 22 January 2014 (at the LSE)
• 19 September 2013 (at the LSE)
• 28 March 2013 (at York Law School)
• 17 January 2013 (at the LSE)
• 20 September 2012 (at the LSE)
• 5 April 2012 (at De Montfort Law School Leicester)
• 18 January 2012 (at the LSE)
• 15 September 2011 (at the LSE)
• Thursday 19 May 2011 (at SOAS)
• 20 January 2011 (at the LSE)
• 22 September 2010 (at the LSE)
• 13 May 2010 (at Birkbeck)
• 14 January 2010 (at Birkbeck)
• 23 September 2009 (at Birkbeck)
• 14 May 2009 (at Birkbeck)
• 15 January 2009 (at Birkbeck)
• 25 September 2008 (at Birkbeck)
• 15 May 2008 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London) 
• 17 January 2008 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London) 
• 20 September 2007 (University of Bristol Law School)
• 17 May 2007 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)
• 23 January 2007 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)
• 21 September 2006 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)
• 18 May 2006 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)
• 26 January 2006 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)
• 21 September 2005 (at the University of Bristol)
• 11 May 2005 (at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)
• 20 January 2005 (at Birkbeck)
• 23 September 2004 (at QUB)
• 13 May 2004 (at UCL)
• 22 January 2004 (at UCL)
• 25 September 2003 (at UCL)
• 15 May 2003 (at UCL)
• 16 January 2003 (at UCL)
• 26 September 2002 (at UCL)
• 9 May 2002 (at Nottingham Trent University)
• 17 January 2002 (at the University of Westminster)

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SLSA documents

• SLSA Statement of Principles of Ethical Research Practice
• SLSA Constitution
• SLSA rules for holding meetings electronically
• SLSA Precarious Employment Survey Report
• SLSA EDI Report
• SLSA Board Response to REF 2028 Consultation

Other documents

• Learned Societies' joint letter to SRA Board Chair

Older documents have been moved to an archive page.

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Elections

The SLSA elects several people to positions on its Board at its AGM. Procedures governing these elections are outlined in the SLSA Constitution. 

For more information about presenting your candidature, you are encouraged to contact the SLSA Chair, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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